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From IK Baker:

Not long to go before we the British electorate are made to play Russian roulette on January 1, 2014, signed by a previous Prime Minister without us having any say.

We will have to pull the trigger and pray it does not go off.

Problems in London, Sheffield, two Southern German towns and now Paris, and would you believe even Tenerife where Romanian criminals are targeting cruise liners’ customers.

The Government’s so-called curb on welfare benefits will be no deterrent, as many have no intention of working anyway, and should they bring children it will be quite simple to deposit them to social services who cannot refuse help.

Benefits paid to people who have not contributed one penny to this country is a benefit too far considering we have almost the worse state pension in Europe to people who have contributed all their life.

Perhaps our two Reading MPs Alok Sharma and Rob Wilson would like to ensure us the town will not be faced with begging, pickpocketing and other crimes facing other towns and cities in light of one Romanian gypsy leader saying it’s the only life they know.

It is time David Cameron got out of the pocket of Nick Clegg and his party on issues such as immigration, human rights and their love of the EU.